well, this was a little different in that it was really about a lot of wind and it did not hit us directly. the eye did not go over the up keys. it went down towards key west. which they really got the full force of it. will pretty standard as far as the tide surge on the ocean, the heavy wind. if you are in a sound house. we were in a big concrete house it wasn t a mobile home it wasn t something that was going to be, you know, scary to stay in as far as something happening to it. we were on high ground. so, it was really when you buy a house, you want to think of things if you have storms and if you re going to live there long term that you re going to be safe. todd: all right. randy, glad you and yours are doing well. thanks so much for sharing some time with us. thank you, guys. heather: thank you. todd: today marks 16 years since the 9/11 attack in new york city, washington, d.c. and, of course, shanksville,
the season. we re not done yet. irma weakening. still potential for heavy rain and wind gusts in excess of hurricane force along the path of this. tropical storm warning for atlanta, georgia for the first time ever in their history. the storm is going to continue to make a northwestward track eventually just being downgraded to remnant low. but we still have very gusty winds here. we have the potential for several inches of rain and the tornadoes threat. looks like we have a tornado warn storm north of jacksonville. we have seen tornado warnings along the northeast quad drant and damage reports as well for very populated areas especially on the east coast of florida. hurricane warnings still in effect for central florida up towards georgia and, as i mentioned, atlanta, georgia for the first time ever a tropical storm warning for them. back to you. todd: unreal. tropical storm warning. janice, thanks. heather: that s where my sister is. i actually texted her to see
sure they have it. if you are in those areas it makes sense for you to have flood insurance. if i are required to have it, it s going to be a problem for you at some point. it s important for you to find out does my mortgage require me to have it? if it does, you need to get a quote. todd: also not to be ages here, let s say senior citizen who has been in his home for 60 or 70 years and who owns the home outright. should that individual be forced to get flood insurance. it doesn t matter if you own it outright or have a mortgage, one of two things happens, either you insure the damage or taxpayers end up insuring it for you. i think we can all agree it s better for people to insure their own property. insurance system allows them to buy flood insurance with reasonable price. we have problems with that right now. something we have to address in the days ahead. right now it s just relief time. policy conversations have to happen when things calm down. todd: great insight as always. tha
todd: randy, a recreational fishing company in the florida keys. we have been in touch with him since saturday. he joining us now by phone with an update. randy, i ve got to ask you, how you holding up? oh, guys, we re doing good. you know, we rode it out with no problems. the house stood strong. a lot of tree damage. that seems to be the biggest problem for us in the you were keys was a lot of downed trees. did i not see any structural damage. pretty good flooding on the oceanside, which was expected with those hard winds and the high tide. and then there was a tide surge on the bay side. all in all we faired very well and very pleased we didn t leave. heather: randy, people have different reasons for deciding to stay and hunker down. why did you decide to stay? did your family stay with you and how long have you been in that area? well, i have lived in the keys for 36 years. my family we all choose just
response? as it was shifting, todd, obviously we were closely monitoring it. all the crews were staying in a high state of readiness and literally preparing for the worse as it was shifting. as it was doing these slight shifts back and forth, we sure weren t sure exactly how it was going to impact us. and even with the shift, with respect to the amount of force that the winds was still pushing out, we was still expecting some wind damage as well as storm surge damage as well. heather: as we are talking with you, we are looking at some of the pictures as irma rolled into your area. how are your crews doing? because you were just helping out with recovery in texas with hurricane harvey. now you are back dealing with you know, your own families, your own communities. well, heather, they are doing very well to answer that. but this is what we prepare